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Warren Shaeffer

Warren Shaeffer

Partner·Pear VC

Bay Area, CA, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Warren Shaeffer is a Partner on Pear's investing team focused on consumer investments and PearX. Before Pear, he was an angel investor and a scout for a16z, and he joined Medium as a vice president after Medium acquired his startup Knowable. Earlier, he co-founded and led Vidme, a video platform backed by NEA and acquired by Giphy, and served as COO of SocialEngine.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Pear VCPartnerPresent
  • a16zScout
  • MediumVice President
  • KnowableCEO and Co-founder
  • VidmeCEO and Co-founder
  • SocialEngineCOO

Education

  • Harvard UniversityGraduate

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